... these belong to the C. radians group, the total Iberian list is this: Chrysura austriaca Chrysura cuprea Chrysura dichroa Chrysura hybrida Chrysura ... Chrysura oraniensis Chrysura purpureifrons Chrysura radians ChrysurarefulgensChrysura rufiventris Chrysura simplex Chrysura sulcata Chrysura ...
Hi chrysidid-fans :wohow: , I think it is a Chrysura of radians species group : propodeum is gibbous with a basal depression ... ! But I think we can say : it is not the species with angulate propodeum (exit refulgens, rufiventris & trimaculata). Chrysura hirsuta is a mountain & ...
I think it is Chrysura sp, maybe refulgens male (postscutellum angular), but do you have an estimation of the size, refulgens is a big species (10-13 mm) and I never viewed some species (sulcata, varicornis, male trimaculata but I think it is too late for trimaculata).
Chrysurarefulgens is a "common" Chrysidid in mediterranean area. The species is a parasite of big Anthidiini as Rodanthidium septemdentatum (common species) which nest in snails shells, often in calcarous area (garrigue, villages...).
Ouahh nice finding : Chrysura rufiventris have a thick border in the profil view (fine in trimaculata & refulgens). In the half north of France, there are not many data (in my knoledge, only in Manche and Bretagne, ...